St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-04
Gettysburg Eas Sabbath Like That Of
July 2, 1863, and Yet So
Different.
The Scenes of That Memorable Day Wv
idly Called To Mind By the
Visiting Troops.
Mrs. Pickett, On the Platform, Receives
Floral Cross and Is Cheered
By the Crowd.
Col. Cowan Presents the Pickett Di-
vision Association With Sword
He Captured.

pie of Gettysburg last night than on the
night of July :. 1868. This morning
dawned clear and beautiful, perfect
counterpart OF the memorable day 1t
commentaries. In place of cannon
shots. however. the shrill shrieks of the
locomotive broke the Sabbath stiffness
as excursion after excursion reinforced
the crowds already thrOnging the streets.
The brilliant uniforms, the flashing
arms and the mass of people moving i'll
all directions over the field bring wildly
to mind the scenes of the great conflict.
The morning was spent i'll sight seeing
and going over the field. One house III
Baltimore street, in which rebel shell
is sticking, attracted more than usual
notice. This afternoon, as soon as dinner
was over the veterans collected at their
respective headquarters, and at 1:3O
d. IN. the procession formed at the
Eagle hotel. and led by Adjt. White
and followed by the band, took up its
march toward the place where, twenty
four years before, the Philadelphia men
had held their position against the
famous Pickett'S division of Long
streets CORPS. army OF Northern Nir-
ginia. The procession proceeded out
Baltimore street to the place where the
Emmettsburg road joins it, and which
was the outer post of Union sharp
shooters during the fight. Out the
Emmettsburg road to the battlefield
avenue the wearerS of the blue badges
and while helmets proceeded. Slowly
they make their way through the dust
which ceverS the roads. At length
they reach
BLOODY ANGLE"
The band strikes up Rally Round
the Flag. Boys" and the old Philadel-
phia brigade is once more upon the
pronnd tRey sonobIy defended against
such overwhelming odds. On they
come past the monument of the Sew
entV-first. past the monument of the
Sixty-ninth. and halt Back they go
past the monuments again. Then the
Hibernia rifles march past, between and
draw UP in front of the SiXty-ninth mon
ument. The scene is strikingly mag
nificent Ten miles away on the west
are the heights of the Blue ridge, fold
ing around the town like an
ampitheater, and as the soft breeze
is laZiIy waving the ripening grain
one mile away and reaching from
Round top on the south TO the Harris
burg road on the north are the woods,
all beautiful i'll their green dress. from
which Pickett'S division on the eventful
Sd of July. 1863, emerged and started
across the mile of almost level country
which lies between their Sheltering
gloom and cemetery ridge. The stone
renee is still standing behind which the
Philadelphia br gade made its heroic
stand. and the two monuments of the
SiXty-ninth and Seventy-firSt are 10
Gated within few feet OF 1T. \ few
minutes after O'Clock the SlXty-nlnth
marched 10 the stand erected for the
purpose. and there the assemblage was
called to order by Col. O'Brien. who in
troduced Adit. 4. w. McDermott, who
read a list of the
KILLED AND MORTALITY WOUNDED
OF the Sixty-ninth regiment. He then
presented Gen. Joshua L. Owen. who
delivered the Grafton. During his
speech the general said that the COM
mander of the Philadelphia brigade.
when he placed them at the stone wall
in such an advanced position, knew they
would stay there and hold that position
till death. He referred to the manner
in which they got the name of Paddy
Owens regulars" and pointed out Gen.
Brown as the man who so called them.
He said he hardly knew what to say TO
the men who tWenty-fOur years ago to-
dav emerged from the woods, 1900
wards away. and made the terrible as
Sault on the Union line. Let them place
their monument where they wish. He
continued: Armistead and several
others pierced our line, and here,
within few feet of this
spot. fell wounded unto death the re-
nowned phalanX. Alexander would
not have dared to make the charge
Pfckett'S men made. In closing he
called for three cheers for Pickett'S di-
vision. As a proof of friendship they
were given with will, as were three
cheers for Gen. Owens. Col. Reilly then
presented the monument to the care and
keeping of the Battlefield Memorial as
sOciation. 1t was received in their name
by Col. j. b. BatcheldOT. AS soon as
Col. BatcheldOr had finished Col. Reilly
arose i'll the name of the SiXty-ninth
regiment and presented him with a
handsome gold watch, appropriately in
scribed. The colonel was much sur
prised, and in few words thanked the
regiment for its kind remembrance of
him. Before the ceremonies began
MRS. PICKETT,
escorted bv Gen. Burns. took her seat
on the platform and the crowd at once
cheered her. Now Adjt. Gen. McDer-
mott stepped forward and presented her
with beautiful floral cross. which had
been given the brigade by Mrs. Read, OF
Philadelphia, and which they now
wished to present to her. She arose and
merely bowed her thanks. This finished
the ceremonies of the SiXty-ninth, and
now the SeYenty-firSt took the platform,
and Capt Stockton introduced Gen.
Burns. who succeeded Gen. Baker in
command. as the orator. The general
spoke for some time, but finally took
out his paper and read. When he fin
ished Gen. Badly Smith was presented
and spoke for few minutes. 1t fell on
Gen. Wister to turn the monument over
TO the Battlefield Memorial aSSOcia-
ton. and he was so much affected
bv the sight of the small number of the
brigade remaining that it took him some
moments to master his feelings, and oc-
casiOnally during his speech his voice
would falter and he with difficulty con-
tinued The monument was accepted
in the name of the association by Col
John NJ Nanderstice, of Philadelphia
Col Penn Smith then in very interest
ing speech turned over to the Memorial
association the tablet of Cushing'S bat
trrY. which was also received by Col
Eanderstice. The crowd then moved
near the famous elump of trees where
the COwan's battery monument is
erected. When all was ready Col. An
drew COwan introduced Rev. James K
Dixon, who offered prayer. Mrs. Pick
EFT was there and ascended the platform
and Col. COwan, rising, thanked her fol-
her presence and also welcomed the wife
Of the commandero Of
THE PHILADELPHIA BRIGADE,
whose husband twenty-fOur year:
ago, as the aide in Webb.